Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975

  ★★★½ Watched 06 Feb 2025

  Watched it at the BFI, as part of the Chantal Akerman season.

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  Nosferatu 1922

  ★★★★ Rewatched 27 Mar 2022

  Re-watched for its 100th anniversary at Curzon Bloomsbury. Fantastic soundtrack!

Popular reviews

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  The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008

  ★ Watched 06 Apr 2020

  An appalling representation of a sensible subject. This is a continuous festivity of directorial bad choices, a truly 'how not to make a film' textbook masterpiece.

  It follows the accommodation of a high ranking German officer's family in a new home as required by his new position, in the vicinity of a Jewish work camp.

  The story revolves around the naivety of the officer's young son, as he discovers and befriends a Jewish boy from the camp. Two different worlds,…

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  At Full Gallop 1996

  ★★★½ Watched 26 Apr 2020 3

  The coolest ending in all of Zanussi's films. The director has the last say on screen surrounded by the main cast, explaining how this film was a representation of his past experiences. It all ends with everyone bowing in front of the viewer, a quite surreal moment.

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